Amcap Fund Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Amcap Fund Class and Nebraska Municipal Fund is -0.11 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Amcap Fund is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Amcap Fund Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Amcap Fund Class and DJI is 0.82 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Amcap Fund Class and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Amcap Fund Class. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in bureau of labor statistics.

Moving together with Amcap Mutual Fund

  0.91AMECX Income FundPairCorr
  0.88AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.89AMFFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.73RNCCX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.92AMEFX Income FundPairCorr
  0.93RNGGX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.98RNGFX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.93RNGHX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.98RNGBX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.98RNGAX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.98RNGEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.98RNGCX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.72FPTPX American Funds ConsePairCorr
  0.98RNNEX New Economy FundPairCorr
  0.97CDJAX American Funds CollegePairCorr
  1.0AMPCX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  1.0AMPFX Amcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.89RNPBX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.89RNPAX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.91RNPHX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.91RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.9RNPCX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.91RNPFX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.9RNPEX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.95AMRMX American MutualPairCorr
  0.95AMRFX American MutualPairCorr
  0.62RNRPX American Funds RetirementPairCorr

Moving against Amcap Mutual Fund

  0.44FPPPX American Funds PresePairCorr
  0.68AMUSX Us Government SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.66ANBEX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.66ANBAX American Funds StrategicPairCorr
  0.65ANBFX American Funds StrategicPairCorr

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Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Amcap Mutual Fund performing well and Amcap Fund Mutual Fund doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze Amcap Fund's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.